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1. gok+h4[view] [source] 2026-02-02 22:06:22
>>g-mork+(OP)
> it is possible to put 500 to 1000 TW/year of AI satellites into deep space, meaningfully ascend the Kardashev scale and harness a non-trivial percentage of the Sun’s power

We currently make around 1 TW of photovoltaic cells per year, globally. The proposal here is to launch that much to space every 9 hours, complete with attached computers, continuously, from the moon.

edit: Also, this would capture a very trivial percentage of the Sun's power. A few trillionths per year.

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2. titzer+GB[view] [source] 2026-02-03 00:28:58
>>gok+h4
I couldn't believe that was an actual quote from the article. It is.

These people are legit insane.

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3. nprate+ZX[view] [source] 2026-02-03 03:01:28
>>titzer+GB
No it's just Musk's Big Idea for spacex to hype it before IPO. It's their version of FSD, robots etc.

You've got to hand it to him, he is a bullshitter par excellence.

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4. thfura+C61[view] [source] 2026-02-03 04:18:21
>>nprate+ZX
How people still believe his bullshit is unfathomable.
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5. potami+Vf1[view] [source] 2026-02-03 05:47:09
>>thfura+C61
You don't have to believe one's bullshit. You just have to believe others will believe the bullshit.
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